Jewish Reaction Mixed to Socialist Victory in France
JTA
Francois Hollande, president elect of France.
Jewish reaction was mixed to the election of the Socialist Party’s Francois Hollande as the president of France.
Daily Archives: May 7, 2012
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Our Heroes: Rabbi Arye Leib Kaplan
by Rabbi Michoel Seligson
Rabbi Leibel Kaplan was born in Paris in 1948 * He headed the Chabad mosdos in the holy city of Tzfas for 25 years * He passed away on a Russian highway on the 16th of Iyar, 1998, only a few miles away from the town of Lubavitch.
New Jewish Russian Learning Center on Staten Island
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Rabbi Zeev and Esther Kushnirsky
A young rabbi and his wife are starting the Jewish Russian Learning Center of South Beach, located in Rosebank in Staten Island, NY. While open to all, the center is hoping to attract members of the Russian Jewish community, especially young families and professionals who currently aren’t affiliated with a synagogue.
Op-Ed: What Did R’ Kotler Really Say to Satmer Rebbe
by Yair Hoffman
File photo: Rabbi Malkiel Kotler of Lakewood meets with Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum of Kiryas Yoel.
It is an event that unfortunately, has been in the blogosphere headlines, not for its potentially lofty message but rather for the sideshows and distractions surrounding it. The latest of these diversions we can call “The Third Wave.”
Chabad Rov Chosen as Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Malachi
Kiryat Malachi. Inset: Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky.
The Kiryat Malachi Municpal Council chose Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky, Rov of Lubavitcher community in the Nachlas Har Chabad neighborhood, as the Rov of the entire city. The unanimous vote took place yesterday.
by Izzy Ezagui
When I volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces, I had no idea what was rocketing towards me. And, although I'm never going to be the same person I was before the injury, the surprising turn of events gave me the opportunity to do something truly special.
Video: Look Mom, No Hand!
by Izzy Ezagui
When I volunteered for the Israel Defense Forces, I had no idea what was rocketing towards me. And, although I’m never going to be the same person I was before the injury, the surprising turn of events gave me the opportunity to do something truly special.
Video: Namesake of Bochur’s Mesiras Nefesh Speaks
On a hot June day in 1977, Avrohom Eliezer Goldman was talking on a public phone outside his Yeshiva on Troy Ave. in Crown Heights, when he was stabbed in the back by an unidentified assailant. He died shortly after.
Artist Designs Creative Mural at Chabad Hebrew School
The Chabad Center in Chester, NY headed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston now boasts one of the most innovative and imaginative murals in the country. The “Aleph-Bet Adventure Fantasy Mural” was recently designed by local artist Corbett Hoffman of Goshen.
Each year, Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in Israel organizes a Lag Ba'omer parade on the streets of Jerusalem, which is attended by thousands of children from all walks of life. The children shown here are rehearsing for one of the highlights of the parade - the drummers' procession - which they will perform in military garb.
Video: Drummers Practice for Grand Jerusalem Parade
Each year, Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in Israel organizes a Lag Ba’omer parade on the streets of Jerusalem, which is attended by thousands of children from all walks of life. The children shown here are rehearsing for one of the highlights of the parade – the drummers’ procession – which they will perform in military garb.
A Rosh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak sought council by Litvisher Gadol Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman regarding a parent who wanted to enroll two children from a second marriage into his school. The Rosh Yeshiva did not want to accept them since they weren't the model student the school seeks to accept. Speaking in line with the ideas of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shteinman sharply criticized the school - calling it Gaavah not to accept every student.
Video: “Gaavah Is Behind Not Accepting Students”
A Rosh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak sought council by Litvisher Gadol Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman regarding a parent who wanted to enroll two children from a second marriage into his school. The Rosh Yeshiva did not want to accept them since they weren’t the model student the school seeks to accept. Speaking in line with the ideas of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shteinman sharply criticized the school – calling it Gaavah not to accept every student.
The 'Tmimim Trip' for Oholei Torah Eighth Grade (OTEG) was held this past Shabbos in Morristown, NJ, with over 60 bochurim attending.
Eighth Graders Enjoy Shabbaton in Morristown
The ‘Tmimim Trip’ for Oholei Torah Eighth Grade (OTEG) was held this past Shabbos in Morristown, NJ, with over 60 bochurim attending.
Picture of the Day: Shliach Attends Putin Inauguration
Shturem
Vladimir Putin was sworn in today as Russia’s president, continuing his reign as Russia’s undisputed leader since his first election to the presidency in 2000. Attending the ceremony was Chabad Shliach and Russia’s chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, who was positioned in the front row, along with the ministers, generals and admirals of Russia’s inner circle.
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Please Say Tehillim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Chaya Rivka bas Devorah
Misnagdim Attempt to Burn Down Chabad House
Kikar Hashabat
Rabbi Motti Kenig, director of Chabad of Modi’in Ilit, is not easily shocked by threats and harassment. These are things he has gotten used to over the past few years, ever since he opened a Chabad House in the middle of a Litvak-Charedi town, and began to teach Chassidus to Yiden who were thirsting for the knowledge.
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